1:41 AM,
Jan. 11, 2013

Written by

Kelli Walker
Special to the Chronicle

Three Montford Middle School students were selected as winners in the 2013 National Radon Poster Contest sponsored by National Radon Program Services at Kansas State University in partnership with the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Averie McDaniel placed first in the state of Florida and was a national top ten winner. Courtney Rising and Eric Brown placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in the state of Florida. The students were chosen from a field of over 2,000 entries from thirty-one states. Participants ranged in age from 9-14 years old.